ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 487

the Commission to review certain standards and matters and report its
recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before a
certain date; specifying intents and findings of the General Assembly; defining
certain terms; repealing certain provisions relating to a requirement that an
electric company continue to purchase certain electricity under certain contacts
and to provide a certain percentage of renewable energy sources; repealing an
obsolete reporting requirement; providing for a delayed effective date for certain
provisions of this Act; and generally relating to the establishment of renewable
energy portfolio standards, a renewable electricity credit trading system;' and
the Maryland Renewable Energy Fund.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - Public Utility Companies
Section 1-101(a) and (j)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1998 Volume and 2003 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Public Utility Companies
Section 7-516

Annotated Code of Maryland
(1998 Volume and 2003 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Public Utility Companies

Section 7-701 through 7-713 to be under the new subtitle "Subtitle 7.

Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1998 Volume and 2003 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Public Utility Companies                             

1-101.

(a) In this article the following words have the meanings indicated.
(j) (1) "Electricity supplier" means a person:
(i) who sells:

1.       electricity;

2.       electricity supply services;

3.       competitive billing services; or

4.       competitive metering services; or

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